Psychiatric Disorders
Linked Genetically

Five psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, autism and depression, appear to share some genetic underpinnings, according to a new study thought to be the largest of its kind.

The work, published Wednesday in the Lancet, provides early evidence that several disorders thought to be distinct appear to have some genetic overlap, and it may help in one day diagnosing mental illness based on faulty biological processes, and not...